Frostie, the funky bird…getting down to Ray Charles
Bound to get a smile from ya...feel-good movie of the week. Be patient, till about 30 seconds in...
Here is Frostie the Cockatoo getting funky to Ray Charles - Shake Your Tail Feather.
Linux vs. Windows: by a Microsoft Windows user
The PC (Laptop) setup I am using is as follows:
- Compal FL92 Chassis (15" Screen)
- Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz CPU
- 2GB RAM
- 160GB Hard drive
- Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
- Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Free Games – Gametap Revisited
I wrote an article in early 2008 about GameTap.com to let people know about this free game platform. I didn't realise how popular this article was going to be, it gets large percentage of the hits on my site. I decided it was time to do a follow up article.
Firstly, the paid for service from GameTap does not seem like a good deal to me at all. It is $50 for a years access to all their titles. If this included games from the past 2 years, then I would say this wasn't a bad deal...but this is not the case. Some of the titles available to the premium subscriber are:
- Civilization IV
- Puzzle Quest
- Fallout 2
- Supreme Commander
- Farcry (Great game, but old)
- Race Driver: GRID (This game is actually pretty recent, and brilliant!)
If these games get you excited, then maybe the $50 is cheap to be able to play all tese titles (there are a load more too!)
Sceenshot from GameTap
But, if free games are your thing, then check out the list below. As with my previous article, I won't list ALL the games available on GameTap, so you can have a surprise when you see some of your old favourites. Some of the new games that I have noticed are:
- Soul Reaver 2
- Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers (This game contributed much to my wasted youth!)
- Final Fight
- Karate Champ
- King of Fighters 96
- Joust, Burger Time, Defender (Great NES games)
To get access to these, head over to GameTap.com.
Adobe Photoshop – Free alternatives
Adobe Photoshop is expensive. After you have already spent your hard earned cash on a decent DSLR, you are hardly going to be able to afford spending almost the same amount again on software. Photoshop is the best software out there for image manipulation. But luckily, there are free alternatives.